See NFL official Statement on Hue Jackson Investigation

The NFL said on Monday that it could not confirm Jackson's allegations that the Cleveland Browns were deliberately trying to lose games

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According to the NFL's official statement, Jackson did not speak with detectives despite initially agreeing to do so

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An NFL press release reported "full cooperation" from Browns holder Jimmy Haslam and other historical and current parts of the association

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A Twitter post in early February suggested he was misplaced. Jackson later told CNN's Anderson Cooper that he was not paid for intentionally losing sports

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Browns went 3-36-1 during Jackson's tenure as head coach, including an 0-16 campaign in 2017; Gregg Williams replaced him in 2018

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It would hurt my job and every different coach I worked with, and every player on the squad

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He said the Browns instituted a four-year plan unconcerned with short-term success when he joined the team in 2016

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And he told him that it would hurt every Black coach that would follow him. And he has the documents to prove this

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